Panthers now 2-3

Published: Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 09:45 AM.

The Panthers lost both their fumbles, while the Hawks fumbled once in their own end zone for an East Duplin safety in the second quarter.

The Panthers gained all of their 319 yards on the ground without much pressure from NL’s defense. Panthers quarterback Jarvarious Scarborough didn’t attempt any passes.

He handed off to a different running back on each of the Panthers TDs, who all rushed for no more than 4 yards on the scores. North Lenoir running back Donyae Hopkins had the longest touchdown with a 17-yard rush on the left side.

Holley said the Panthers had trouble stopping the speedy Hopkins early.

“They made adjustments,” North Lenoir coach Calvin Sutton said. “We were just basically taking what they gave us. We’ve got to play better and finish our games.”

The Panthers outrushed the Hawks 319-134, while Anderson led all rushers with 111 yards on 13 carries. Hopkins finished with 106 rushing yards.

“We knew coming in that North Lenoir had some athletes and some speed,” Holley said. “We just have to build off (the win) and limit our mistakes. … They’ve got a good team, and we’re just happy to come out with a win.”

LAGRANGE – East Duplin came back from half-time deficit Friday night to beat North Lenoir in a nonconference game.

After an early touchdown off an East Duplin fumble, the Hawks lost traction coming back from halftime. North Lenoir led 12-8 but couldn’t find a way to stop the Panthers in the second half.

East Duplin forced the Hawks to punt with 9:17 in the third quarter and scored on its next two possessions.

A North Lenoir 38-yard punt in the third gave the Panthers the ball in Hawks territory, before ED scored on a 55-yard drive. East Duplin recovered the ball after sacking North Lenoir’s Landon Baker on his own 11, but the Panthers used running back Dauveia Anderson five times to advance the ball to the eventual last touchdown.

“I thought we moved the ball all night,” East Duplin coach Battle Holley said. “I thought we stopped ourselves when we got stopped, with turning the ball over.”

The Panthers lost both their fumbles, while the Hawks fumbled once in their own end zone for an East Duplin safety in the second quarter.

The Panthers gained all of their 319 yards on the ground without much pressure from NL’s defense. Panthers quarterback Jarvarious Scarborough didn’t attempt any passes.

He handed off to a different running back on each of the Panthers TDs, who all rushed for no more than 4 yards on the scores. North Lenoir running back Donyae Hopkins had the longest touchdown with a 17-yard rush on the left side.

Holley said the Panthers had trouble stopping the speedy Hopkins early.

“They made adjustments,” North Lenoir coach Calvin Sutton said. “We were just basically taking what they gave us. We’ve got to play better and finish our games.”

The Panthers outrushed the Hawks 319-134, while Anderson led all rushers with 111 yards on 13 carries. Hopkins finished with 106 rushing yards.

“We knew coming in that North Lenoir had some athletes and some speed,” Holley said. “We just have to build off (the win) and limit our mistakes. … They’ve got a good team, and we’re just happy to come out with a win.”

East Duplin (2-3) plays host to South Lenoir next week while North Lenoir (0-4) plays host to North Johnston.